Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 1:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 1 in context

Scripture Focus

5And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

6And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

2 Kings 1:5-6

Biblical Context

King Ahaziah seeks a pagan oracle; the messengers report that turning to Baalzebub proves there is no God in Israel, and he will die on the bed he lies on.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene the outward king stands for a state of consciousness that trusts Baalzebub—the counterfeit god of Ekron—rather than the I AM within. When the messengers arrive with a word from the LORD, you are confronted with the inner choice: will you live by outward signs or awaken to the God who dwells in Israel inside you? The question, 'Is it not because there is not a God in Israel?' is your inner doubt about the reality of your own inner government. The decree that you shall not come down from the bed is the symbolic death of the old self that seeks life from external powers. In Neville’s terms, you cannot inhabit two kingdoms of mind at once; the moment you acknowledge the I AM as the sole governor, the limitation of the old identity dies as a transformation of consciousness. Embrace the inner sovereignty, and you rise into a life ordered by inner truth rather than outward omens.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'There is a God in Israel within me; I am governed by the I AM.' Feel the truth as present now, and envision a messenger of inner truth delivering the LORD's word to your state, confirming guidance and life. Practice this revision daily until it becomes natural.